UW Athletic Hall of Fame

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Dan Lanphear

  • Class
  • Induction
    2010
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Men's Track & Field
  • 1959 All-American by AP, UPI, Newspaper Enterprise Association, The Sporting News, Look and AFCA
  • 1959 Los Angeles Times National Sports Award College Football Lineman of the Year
  • 1959 First-Team All Big Ten as left tackle
  • Guest on the Ed Sullivan and Perry Como All American TV shows
  • Played in the 1960 Rose Bowl
  • 1960 Captain of the UW Track Team
  • 1960, 1962 played for the Houston Oilers
  • 1960 Starter at DE in first AFL Championship Game
  • "Badgers by the Number" voted Best Wisconsin Football Playewr of All Time to Wear Jersey #73
  • 1989 inducted into Madison Sports Hall of Fame
  • Son of George H Lanphear, Badger athlete and coach
Dan Lanphear
Dan Lanphear
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